Dassault and Gulfstream to bid on VIP plane contracts - MON

Two bids have been received for a tender for two small airplanes to transport people in the highest positions in the Polish state, the Armament Inspectorate announced. In the tender for aircraft to carry around a dozen passengers, bids have been made by France's Dassault Aviation, proposing its 16-seater Falcon 7X aircraft, and America's Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, which has proposed its 16-seat G550 aircraft.

The tender commission now has to conduct formal legal analyses of the offers. Then, a contract will be signed with the company whose offer meets all the legal conditions and is the most favorable. It is expected that the contract will be signed later this year, with delivery of the aircraft to take place in 2017.

The Ministry of Defense (MON) intends to spend around PLN 500 million on the small planes. It notes that prices are different from airliners due to the need for costly military equipment.